22.09.2025 07:41
The new regulations regarding automobile imports by the Ministry of Trade have been published in the Official Gazette. Accordingly, an additional tax will be applied to passenger car imports from countries outside the European Union and Turkey's Free Trade Agreement, based on the type of vehicle.
The Ministry of Trade announced that new regulations have been published in the Official Gazette in response to the increasing import pressure and unfair competition in the automotive sector.
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS WILL VARY BY VEHICLE TYPE
With the regulation published in the Official Gazette and coming into effect, additional financial obligations will be applied to the import of passenger cars from countries outside the European Union and Free Trade Agreement scope, within the framework of World Trade Organization rules. The additional financial obligation will vary by vehicle type.
With the decision;
-For conventional and hybrid (excluding plug-in) cars, the higher of 25% or a minimum of 6,000 USD per unit
-For plug-in (externally rechargeable) cars, the higher of 30% or a minimum of 7,000 USD per unit
-For electric cars, the higher of 30% or a minimum of 8,500 USD per unit will be applied as additional financial obligations.
DECISION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED 60 DAYS AFTER SEPTEMBER 22
The regulation aims to protect the market share of domestic production and the employment in the sector. The decision will be implemented 60 days after September 22 to complete the ongoing transactions related to the vehicles subject to the regulation.
ADDITIONAL TAXES INTRODUCED IN 2018 HAVE BEEN REMOVED
With another decision published in the Official Gazette, additional financial obligations imposed on the import of certain products originating from the United States (USA) have been lifted.
According to the decision published with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; the decision to impose additional financial obligations on the import of certain products originating from the USA, which was enacted by the Council of Ministers in 2018, has been revoked. Among the products subject to additional tax were alcoholic beverages, automobiles, cosmetics, and leaf tobaccos.